Understanding the meaning of uncertainty in geography education: a systematic review

IF 1.9 2区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Teachers and Teaching Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI:10.1080/13540602.2023.2263375

Melissa Hanke, Angelika Paseka, Sandra Sprenger

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In the field of geography education, the term uncertainty is present yet varies in its definition and conceptualisation. This paper presents an overview of definitions and concepts of uncertainty in geography education, where the term is used in different contexts. This overview is especially important for geography teachers and scientists because their understanding is intrinsically linked to their teaching and research. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted. The selected publications (n = 63) were all published in the English language and analysed using qualitative content analysis. It was evident from most of the publications that no explicit definition of the term uncertainty exists; however, there are references to definitions from other authors as well as implicit definitions and specifications of the term (e.g. scientific uncertainty). The term uncertainty can be defined and conceptualised differently using science-oriented, knowledge-oriented, action-oriented, and decision-oriented approaches, together with references to different categories, such as actor groups or the temporal dimension. Each of these categories is addressed in this systematic literature review.

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理解地理教育中不确定性的意义:一个系统的回顾

在地理教育领域，不确定性一词是存在的，但其定义和概念化各不相同。本文概述了地理教育中不确定性的定义和概念，该术语在不同的语境中使用。这种概述对地理教师和科学家来说尤其重要，因为他们的理解与他们的教学和研究有着内在的联系。为此，我们进行了系统的文献综述。所选出版物(n = 63)均以英文出版，并使用定性内容分析进行分析。从大多数出版物中可以明显看出，不确定性一词没有明确的定义;然而，也引用了其他作者的定义以及该术语的隐含定义和规范(例如科学不确定性)。使用面向科学的、面向知识的、面向行动的和面向决策的方法，并参考不同的类别，如行动者群体或时间维度，可以对术语不确定性进行不同的定义和概念化。这些类别中的每一个都在这个系统的文献综述中得到解决。

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Teachers and Teaching EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： Teachers and Teaching: theory and practice provides an international focal point for the publication of research on teachers and teaching, in particular on teacher thinking. It offers a means of communication and dissemination of completed research and research in progress, whilst also providing a forum for debate between researchers. This unique journal draws together qualitative and quantitative research from different countries and cultures which focus on the social, political and historical contexts of teaching as work. It includes theoretical reflections on the connections between theory and practice in teachers" work and other research of professional interest.